SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 8-K CURRENT REPORT Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): June 25, 1997 FINANCIAL ASSET SECURITIES CORP., (as depositor under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of March 1, 1996, providing for the issuance of Financial Asset Securities Corp., Mego Mortgage FHA Title I Loan Trust 1996-1, FHA Title I Loan Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 1996-1). (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware 33-99018-03 41-1836604 (State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission (I.R.S. Employer of Incorporation) File Number) Identification No.) 600 Steamboat Road Greenwich, Connecticut 06830 (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (203) 625-2700 Item 5. Other Events On behalf of Mego Mortgage FHA Title I Loan Trust 1996-1, FHA Title I Loan Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 1996-1, a Trust created pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated March 1, 1996, by First Trust of New York, National Association, as trustee for the Trust, the Trustee has caused to be filed with the Commission, the Monthly Report dated June 25, 1997. The Monthly Report is filed pursuant to and in accordance with (1) numerous no- action letters (2) current Commission policy in the area. The filing of the Monthly Report will occur subsequent to each monthly distribution to the holders of the Certificates, Due September 25, 2017. A. Monthly Report Information: Aggregate distribution information for the current distribution date June 25, 1997. Principal Interest Ending Balance Cede & Co $1,535,117.63 $443,345.30 $65,809,378.65 B. No delinquency in payment under the Certificate Guaranty Insurance Policy has occurred. C. Have any deficiencies occurred? NO. Date: Amount: D. Were any amounts paid or are any amounts payable under the Certificate Guaranty Insurance Policy? NO Amount: E. Are there any developments with respect to the Certificate Insurance Guaranty Policy? NONE. F. Item 1: Legal Proceedings: NONE G. Item 2: Changes in Securities: NONE H Item 4: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Certificatholders: NONE I. Item 5: Other Information - Form 10-Q, Part II - Items 1,2,4,5 if applicable: NOT APPLICABLE Item 7. Monthly Statements and Exhibits Exhibit No. 1. Monthly Distribution Report dated June 25, 1997. MEGO MORTGAGE CORPORATION FHA TITLE I LOAN ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES SERIES 1996-1 CERTIFICATE HOLDERS' REPORT Distribution Date: 25-Jun-97 Beginning Ending Certificate Principal Interest Total Certificate Class Balance DistributionDistribution Distribution Balance A-1 29001496.28 1535117.63 158299.83 1693417.46 27466378.65 A-2 21580000.00 0.00 124085.00 124085.00 21580000.00 A-3 16763000.00 0.00 104768.75 104768.75 16763000.00 S 67430059.68 NA 56191.72 56191.72 65838040.10 R NA NA 0.00 0.00 NA Total 67344496.28 1535117.63 443345.30 1978462.93 65809378.65 AMOUNTS PER $1,000 UNIT Ending Current Principal Interest Total Certificate Pass-Through ClassDistribution DistributionDistribution Balance Interest Rate A-1 33.79083491 3.48447788 37.27531279 604.58680718 6.5500% A-2 0.00000000 5.75000000 5.75000000 1000.00000000 6.9000% A-3 0.00000000 6.25000000 6.25000000 1000.00000000 7.5000% S (a) 0.00000000 0.66740971 0.66740971 781.98259786 1.0000% Trustee's Certificate Pooling and Servicing Agreement Dated March 21, 1996 i) Interest from Mortgagors / Master Servicer 802927.03 Interest from Purchased Loans 0.00 Interest from Defaulted Mortgage Loans 2511.05 805438.08 Principal Collections (Regular Installments) 131288.21 Principal Collections (Curtailments and Paid in Fulls) 795109.83 Principal from Purchased Loans 0.00 Principal from Defaulted Mortgage Loans 401480.06 1327878.10 Collected Amount 2133316.18 Deposits Pursuant to Sec. 4.03 (e) - Reserve Account Deposits 0.00 Amount Deposited Pursuant to Section 2.04 (d) Substitutions 4445.99 Distribution Amount 2137762.17 Insured Payments 0.00 Amount Available 2137762.17 ii) Pool Balance Information: Beginning Pool Balance 67430059.68 less: Principal Collections 926398.04 less: Principal Losses 0.00 Ending Pool Balance 66503661.64 Before After iii) Class A Factors: Distributions Distributions Class A-1 0.63837764 0.60458681 Class A-2 1.00000000 1.00000000 Class A-3 1.00000000 1.00000000 Computed Distributed Amount Amount Shortfall iv) Class A Monthly Interest Amount 387153.58 387153.58 0.00 Class A Principal Distribution Amount 3091151.96 1535117.63 1556034.33 (limited to the Overcolleralization Amount) Class A Distribution of Distributable Excess Spread 0.00 0.00 0.00 Class A Guaranteed Distribution 0.00 0.00 0.00 v) Excess Spread 0.00 Distributable Excess Spread 0.00 vi) FHA Premium Account Deposit 13863.89 Servicer Fee 70239.65 Master Servicer Fee 4495.34 Master Servicer Reimbursement 47710.69 Trustee Fee 2247.67 Premium 20742.00 Reimbursement Amount distributed to the Certificate Insurer 0.00 Successor Master Servicer Fees 0.00 Priority Expenses 0.00 Excess Claim Amount 0.00 vii) Collateral Performance Percentages 30+ Delinquency Percentage (Rolling Three Month) 10.3584% 60+ Delinquency Percentage (Rolling Three Month) 5.3319% Annual Default Percentage (Three Month Average) 10.9730% Cumulative Default Percentage 7.2148% viii) Overcollateralization Information: OC Multiple 2.50 Required OC Amount 7366952.31 Overcollateralization Amount (before distributions) 85563.40 Overcollateralization Amount (after distributions) 694282.99 ix) Default Information: Current Period Cumulative Principal Balance of Defaulted Loans 665621.54 5749600.17 Principal Balance of Credit Support Multiple 665621.54 5749600.17 x) FHA Insurance Information: Trust Designated Insurance Amount (at the Cut-off Date) 8419374.00 Number Number Balance Balance Current Peri Cumulative Current Period Cumulative Claims Filed 27 218 558016.37 4140392.82 Claims Pending 23 NA 448659.80 NA Claims Paid 23 83 401065.62 1435194.16 SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized. FINANCIAL ASSET SECURITIES CORPORATION By Name: Lynn Steiner Title: Assistant Vice President, First Trust of New York, National Association Dated: June 30, 1997